Where do math symbols come from? - John David Walters
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1. Russia 17, 098, 242 km2
2. Canada 9, 984, 670 km2
3. USA 9, 833, 517 km2
4. China 9, 596, 961 km2
5. Brazil 8, 515, 767 km2
6. Australia 7, 692, 024 km2
7. India 3, 287, 263 km2
8. Argentina2, 780, 400 km2
9. Kazakhstan2, 724, 900 km2
10. Algeria 2, 381, 741 km2
Date: 2020-08-22
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Comments and reviews: 4
Argon
The equals sign come from a pair of parallel, Gemowe (Gemini) lines, for no two things can be more equal. Gemini, the Twins, their symbol is why it is two lines, and vertically, though used, could be confused with 11; hence, they are horizontal.
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The equals sign come from a pair of parallel, Gemowe (Gemini) lines, for no two things can be more equal. Gemini, the Twins, their symbol is why it is two lines, and vertically, though used, could be confused with 11; hence, they are horizontal.
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Andrei
Wonderful explanation.
Just a crazy idea, but what if the exclamation mark is just PERFECT for factorial, because it looks like an all until this point (! ) and that's just what factorial IS.
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Wonderful explanation.
Just a crazy idea, but what if the exclamation mark is just PERFECT for factorial, because it looks like an all until this point (! ) and that's just what factorial IS.
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Shlomi
An interesting fact:
In many of Jewish schools, math teachers use the plus symbol without the bottom part because the similarity to the Christian cross.
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An interesting fact:
In many of Jewish schools, math teachers use the plus symbol without the bottom part because the similarity to the Christian cross.
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Muhammad
medieval arab mathematicians contributed to the topic of algebra more than theyre credited for, disappointed how you didnt cover that point
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medieval arab mathematicians contributed to the topic of algebra more than theyre credited for, disappointed how you didnt cover that point
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